Hurricanes left wing Nikolaj Ehlers (27), who scored twice in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup nal, battles for position in front of Vegas goaltender Carter Hart with defenseman Rasmus Andersson (4) on Tuesday at Lenovo Center. The Golden Knights won 5-4 in the series opener.
WHAT’S HAPPENING
Wilson retiring from NFL to join CBS Sports
New York
Ten-time Pro Bowl and former NC State QB Russell Wilson is retiring from the NFL to become an analyst on CBS’ Sunday NFL pregame show. In a video on social media, Wilson called working on “The NFL Today” his “next chapter.”
Wilson played 14 seasons after being taken by Seattle in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft after four years at NC State. He spent his rst 10 seasons with the Seahawks before playing for Denver, Pittsburgh and the New York Giants.
Trump to nominate Blanche to serve as attorney general
Washington, D.C.
President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role. A former federal prosecutor in New York, Blanche came to public prominence for his lead role on Trump’s defense team, including during the Republican’s hush money trial in New York. That perch a orded him, he has said, a rsthand look at what he contends was the weaponization of the criminal justice system against Trump.
Stanly school board honors retirees
District employees were recognized for their years of service
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
ALBEMARLE — The Stanly County Board of Education recognized 53 retiring school district employees Tuesday night, honoring the group for its collective service to students, families and schools across the county.
Following a dinner reception at Central Elementary School in Albemarle, the retirees were then applauded again during the school board’s meeting, where each walked
See BOARD, page A5
SCS selects new transportation, student services directors
The school district announced two leadership hires
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
ALBEMARLE — Stan-
ly County Schools has named two new district leaders, selecting Sidney Cecil as director of transportation and Judith Taylor as executive director of student services.
The school district announced both hires Monday morning in separate news releases.
Cecil, who currently serves as assistant principal at Ledford High School, joins SCS
with nearly 18 years of experience in education, including more than 15 years working with school transportation operations.
He began his education career in 2009 as a physical education teacher and coach before becoming an athletic director in 2012. Cecil later moved into school administration in 2021, serving students and sta at both the middle and high school levels.
While working at South Davidson Middle/High School, he helped improve sta retention from 78% to 92% and was part of a leadership team that helped the school meet
“I’m really excited to be part of the Stanly County Schools family.”
Sidney Cecil, SCS director of transportation
COURTESY STANLY COUNTY SCHOOLS
Retired school district employees receive a public recognition at the Stanly County Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night.
Stanly County residents 60 and older can enjoy nutritionally balanced lunches
Ex-national security adviser Bolton to plead guilty in classi ed information case
He faces a $2.25 million ne but will likely avoid a prison sentence
By Eric Tucker The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classi ed information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday.
The deal would resolve a criminal case led in October that charged Bolton with 18 counts of either retaining or disseminating classi ed information, including diary-like notes from his time in govern-
CRIME LOG
May 25
• Devan Lamar Kendall, 25, was arrested for driving while impaired, assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor stalking, and other charges.
May 26
• Jahan Alan McCoy, 37, was arrested for nonsupport of a child.
May 27
• Shardisa Renae Benjamin, 32, was arrested for assault and battery.
May 28
• Michael Dale Morris, 40, was arrested for felony breaking and entering,
ment that o cials say he shared with his family members as he was preparing a memoir about his time in o ce.
Under the agreement, Bolton would also face a $2.25 million ne, said the person, who insisted on anonymity to discuss a deal that had not been made public. Any prison sentence would be capped at ve years, but the agreement allows for him to avoid time behind bars, though the punishment will ultimately be up to a judge.
Bolton is one of multiple adversaries of President Donald Trump who have been prosecuted over the past year by the Republican administration. An FBI investigation into Bolton burst into public view in August when FBI agents served warrants at his Maryland home and o ce.
He is a longtime xture in
larceny after breaking and entering and habitual larceny, and other charges.
• Daniel Mark Medlin, 37, was arrested for assault by pointing a gun.
• Bobby Joe Le er, 43, was arrested for assault in icting serious injury.
• Dwayne Lee Sasser, 47, was arrested on a civil order for arrest for child support.
• Amy Michelle Shelton, 42, was arrested for driving while impaired and reckless driving.
May 29
• Crystal Rose Winstead, 39, was arrested for driving
Republican foreign policy circles who became known for his hawkish views on American power. Bolton served for more than a year in Trump’s rst administration before being red in 2019 and publishing a critical book about the president.
The administration fought unsuccessfully to block the publication of “The Room Where It Happened” on the grounds that the book risked disclosing classi ed information. The plea deal that Bolton will enter covers the notes he shared with relatives as opposed to information in the book.
A rearraignment, which typically signals a plea agreement, is scheduled for June 26 in federal court in Greenbelt, Maryland. The Justice Department declined to comment.
STANLY happening
Here’s a quick look at what’s coming up in and around Stanly County:
June 9
Art Show for Senior Living Residents
The Stanly Arts Guild presents its annual free exhibit of artwork created by local senior living facility residents, including participants in their 90s. The show continues through July 3.
Stanly Arts Guild & Gallery 152 W. Main St. Albemarle
June 13
Albemarle Academy of Dance Recital Noon and 6 p.m.
while impaired, reckless driving and driving on a revoked license, and other charges.
• Terry Milton Spinks, 36, was arrested for driving while impaired.
May 30
• William Patrick Frey, 56, was arrested for possession with intent to sell or deliver cocaine, possession with intent to sell or deliver marijuana and assault on a female, and other charges.
• Jerry Lee Holt, 62, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in icting serious injury.
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The Albemarle Academy of Dance presents its annual recital with a matinee and evening performance.
Stanly County Agri-Civic Center 26032 Newt Road Albemarle
Race to Remember Alzheimer’s 5K and 1-Mile Walk 8 a.m.
The Albemarle Rotary Club hosts its fth annual charity race through historic downtown Albemarle, with all entry fees bene ting Alzheimer’s and dementia research through the Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust program. Awards go to top nishers in seven age groups; packet pickup is Friday, June 12, from 3-6 p.m. at The Independent Bistro at 251 W. Main St. Stanly County YMCA Park 115 C.B. Crook Drive Albemarle
June 15
Make Music Day Pre-Event Drop-In Craft
Stanly County Public Library branches o er a free drop-in rhythm shaker craft for all ages throughout the week leading up to Make Music Stanly County on June 21. Available while supplies last at all ve county branch locations.
THE CONVERSATION
Trip Ho end, publisher | Frank Hill, senior opinion editor
VISUAL VOICES
Debbie Wasserman Schultz learns the cost of racial identity politics
Democrats are the party of identity politics, the party that tells voters that America remains “systemically racist” and the party that tells “people of color” they are victims in need of leaders who look like them.
FORMER DEMOCRATIC National Committee Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) faces attacks by fellow Democrats for seeking to represent a heavily black congressional district in Florida.
About this district, the Miami Herald wrote, “Under the previous map, the population of the majority-minority 20th District was 53% Black ... and the newly drawn 20th District is 45% Black. At least ve Black Democrats are also vying for the seat.”
Wasserman Schultz’s current district is approximately 43% Hispanic, 32% white, 15% black and 5% Asian. This district has been redrawn and will likely be won by a Republican. So Wasserman announced her candidacy for the seat formerly held by former Rep. Sheila Cher lus-McCormick, a black woman who resigned in scandal but is running to regain her seat.
About Wasserman’s candidacy, Cher lus-McCormick said, “This is not the moment for forum shopping. This is not the moment to say this is easier, this is not. What matters in this moment is to make sure all the strides we have made to make sure black representation is actually present matters.”
Elijah Manley, another rival candidate, wrote on X, “Debbie Wasserman Schultz is carpetbagging to FL-20, a black opportunity district instead of running in her own. DWS is everything that’s wrong with the Democratic establishment. From insider trading to payday lenders. I look forward to retiring her from public o ce permanently.”
On Facebook, he added, “While other Dems are running to the ght, she’s running here to help Jim Crow Republicans in the South as they take away black voices in Congress. 20+ Years in Congress ... Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is the rot in the Democratic Party.”
The Florida Black Legislative Caucus slammed Wasserman Schultz:
“Our party cannot credibly denounce the dismantling of Black political power by Republicans while treating one of Florida’s few remaining majority-Black districts as a political opportunity for an incumbent seeking a safer seat. We cannot claim to defend voting rights, racial justice, and representation while undermining Black political power when it becomes politically convenient.”
Wasserman does not believe she must be black to represent a district in which the plurality of voters is black. This is the same analysis made by Illinois State Sen. Barack Obama when he declared his candidacy for U.S. Senate in Illinois. Obama did not believe he needed to be white to represent a state with a majority white population. He reached a similar conclusion when he ran for president in a majority white country.
Obama chose her in 2011 as chairwoman of the DNC. In 2016, when Wasserman Schultz announced her intention to run for a sixth term in Congress, Obama issued a statement:
“Debbie has been a strong, progressive leader in Congress and a hardworking,
The man at the corner with the
Homelessness is not a blight, although that is often how it feels. It is a human tragedy.
I WAS STOPPED at a red light when I noticed a man on the sidewalk pouring water over his head. He had a big bucket and a cup that he lled with water from the bucket to dump over his head. At rst, I thought he might be trying to cool o , but it wasn’t that hot of a day. It was a long light. I realized he was taking a shower. As it were. When the light changed, I was embarrassed to pull away. What is wrong with us?
I’m tired of the debate about whether homelessness is a housing problem or a mental health one. Some of both, obviously. According to every study I’ve read, most homeless people are on the street because they don’t have a place to live. Big surprise. If o ered a safe, secure place they can a ord, they would take it in a minute. But those aren’t on o er very often. And yes, there are some crazy people out there, and some scary ones too. Which means they need even more help, and we can’t force them to take advantage of help that in most places, simply doesn’t exist. We depend on the police to keep us safe, but they can’t solve the problem of homelessness and the fear that it engenders on all sides. Some of the fear is factbased; most is not. But how do you tell the di erence? When you see a homeless
committed Chair of our national Party since I proudly nominated her to the role in 2011.
“She always stands up and ghts for what is right for her district while passionately supporting middle class families.
“Throughout my time as President I have seen Debbie bring an unwavering commitment to her family, her constituents, and our shared goals of protecting seniors, supporting working families, and expanding economic opportunity for more people.
“I strongly endorse her reelection to Congress and look forward to her future service on behalf of the people of South Florida.”
Wasserman Schultz noted that of the 14 cities in this new district, she has represented nine. As for her 2023 voting record, the liberal Americans for Democratic Action rated her 95%, the same rating received by black longtime South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn. Clyburn’s district may also be dismantled. But Clyburn says he intends to run again no matter how his district is redrawn.
There are four black Republican U.S. House representatives; none represents a majority black district. Democrats are the party of identity politics, the party that tells voters that America remains “systemically racist” and the party that tells “people of color” they are victims in need of leaders who look like them. As a former DNC chair, Wasserman Schultz has played a huge role in promoting this narrative, a narrative that results in her being attacked for promoting “Jim Crow” for merely asking voters to evaluate her based on policies, experience and character.
Live by the race card. Die by the race card. Larry Elder is a bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio talk-show host.
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person you don’t know, how do you know whether to cross the street or drive on or give him a doughnut?
It’s even worse when you see children with them, begging. Is there a law against that? What if they really are hungry? Sure, you can blame the parents, but what good does that do?
Between 2023 and 2024, the United States experienced an unprecedented 18% rise in homelessness, from 653,104 people during the 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count to 771,480 people during the 2024 PIT. Experts attribute the increase to the a ordability crisis, which has only gotten worse.
No one wants to step over a person as they walk down the street. No one wants to confront someone who just may be one of the crazy ones. So many of us avoid any contact at all. It does not solve the problem. Homelessness is not a blight, although that is often how it feels. It is a human tragedy.
But unlike many human tragedies, which we are powerless to address, homelessness is a problem we can address. We can continue the endless debate of whether homelessness is fundamentally a housing problem as opposed to homelessness being a mental illness and addiction problem, or recognize that it is, of course, both, and we
need to address both. Then we can clear the streets.
But we can’t clear the streets — at least not for more than a few days at a time — if we don’t have safe and a ordable shelter on o er; and that won’t be enough for those with serious mental illness or addiction issues if it doesn’t also come with services. And all that is very expensive. The war against Iran cost more.
The most widely cited federal estimate is that 771,480 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States on a single night in January 2024. The o cial cost of the war in Iran as of mid-May was $29 billion, but independent experts put the real direct military cost closer to $70 billion, and then, longer term, there are the downstream expenses that could take the number to the hundreds of billions.
Imagine we spent that money — smartly, in a coordinated way — to attack homelessness. Using even the most conservative numbers, it’s some $37,000 per person. Which should be enough. Imagine what we could have accomplished.
Susan Estrich is a lawyer, professor, author and political commentator. (Copyright 2026 Creators.com)
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Diaconate at St. John’s Baptist Church. She mentored other businesswomen through the National Association of Bank Women and shared her joy at their professional successes. She believed deeply in civic responsibility and generously gave her time, talents, and energy in service to others.
IN MEMORY
DAVID PHILLIP “DAVE” HOLCOMB
JUNE 16, 1935 – MAY 28, 2026
David Phillip “Dave” Holcomb, 90, of Albemarle, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Atrium Health Cabarrus. A memorial service to celebrate his remarkable life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2026, in the gymnasium of Albemarle High School.
Born June 16, 1935, in Stanly County, North Carolina, Dave was the son of the late Oscar Holcomb and Ethel Chapman Holcomb. He proudly served in the US Air Force. He attended North Carolina State University and graduated from Pfei er College. Throughout his distinguished career in education and athletics, he left an indelible mark on countless students, athletes, and fellow educators.
Barbara Jean (Taylor) Drye
April 17, 1936 ~ January 14, 2023
Margaret Hathcock Almond
May 28, 2026
Barbara Jean Taylor Drye, 86, of Oakboro, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023 at her home.
Barbara was born April 17, 1936 in North Carolina to the late Robert Lee Taylor and the late Eva Belle Watts Taylor.
Mrs. Margaret Hathcock Almond, 86, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center.
She was also preceded in death by husband of 61 years, Keith Furr Drye, and brothers, Robert Lee Taylor, Jr. and George Kenneth Taylor.
Born on March 10, 1940, in Stanly County, North Carolina, Margaret was the daughter of the late Thomas Burton Hathcock and Bertha Elizabeth Hathcock. The eighth of nine children, she was raised in a close-knit family that instilled in her the values of hard work, determination, faith, and service to others.
Survivors include children, Debbie (Mike) Williams of Albemarle, Teresa (Tom) Curry of Oakboro, Douglas (Tammy) Drye of Oakboro; grandchildren, Melissa (Don) Parrish of Albemarle, Samantha (Destiny) Smith of Oakboro, Bradley Smith of Oakboro, Jonathan Stover of Peachland, and Jessie Stover of Lylesville; sisterin-law, Beatrice Goodman; many nieces and nephews; and her beloved cats, Bo and Gar eld.
On June 2, 1957, she married the love of her life, Tommy Allen Almond, and together they shared nearly 70 years of devoted marriage. Their life together was built on faith, family, friendship, and an unwavering commitment to one another.
Barbara was a member of Oakboro Baptist Church for over 60 years. She worked over 30 years at Stanly Knitting Mills. After just two years of retirement, she began managing the Oakboro Senior Center and did that for 18 years until this past week. Barbara was known for her good cooking and always taking care of others. She also loved going on day long shopping trips - she could out walk and out shop people half her age. She kept her mind and body active through gardening, word searches, and various other hobbies.
A woman of remarkable drive and accomplishment, Margaret devoted 41 years to First Citizens Bank. Beginning her career as an installment loan clerk, she steadily advanced through the organization and retired as Senior Vice President. Her professional success re ected her intelligence, perseverance, and exceptional leadership.
Margaret was also a dedicated public servant and passionate advocate for her community. Active in local and state politics for many years, she worked tirelessly on behalf of the Republican Party. She served as Pat McCrory’s rst campaign manager, helping guide his successful election as Mayor of Charlotte and later supporting his election as Governor of North Carolina. She was appointed to the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission as the citizen representative, providing oversight and accountability for the state’s judiciary. Margaret also served as a Guardian Ad Litem, advocating for foster children and representing their interests in court. Margaret served as chairperson of the
Dwight Farmer
January 24, 1939 ~ January 15, 2023
Dwight Britten Farmer Sr., 83, of Norwood died Sunday morning, January 15, 2023 at Forrest Oakes.
Above all, Margaret loved people. She never met a stranger and possessed a rare gift for making others feel welcome and valued. She drew energy from being around people and was known for her warmth, country wit, and determined spirit. Family and friends often remarked that if someone told Margaret she could not accomplish something, she would make up her mind to do it— and then prove them wrong. Her con dence, resilience, and joyful outlook inspired all who knew her.
Margaret was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Stacey Allyn Almond, on August 11, 2023.
Dwight was born January 24, 1939 in Stanly County to the late Walter Virgil and Martha Adkins Farmer. He was a 1957 graduate of Norwood High School and was a United States Army Veteran. He was a member of Cedar Grove United Methodist Church where he had served as church treasurer and choir member. He began his career with the Stanly County Sheri ’s Department moving to the Norwood Police Department and retiring as Chief of Police with the Town of Norwood after many years of service.
Dwight was an avid gardener, bird watcher and Carolina fan.
Left to cherish her memory are her devoted husband of 69 years, Tommy Allen Almond; her daughter, Kelly Elizabeth Almond; her grandchildren, Rachel Cameron Seets of Charleston, SC, Charles Wesley Seets III of Atlanta, GA, and Margaret Elizabeth Seets of Raleigh, NC; her sister, Rachel Barbee Hudson of Albemarle, NC; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family members, and dear friends.
James Roseboro
June 23, 1967 ~ January 10, 2023
Dave’s accomplishments as a coach and educator earned him induction into the Pfei er University Sports Hall of Fame, the West Montgomery Sports Hall of Fame, and the Stanly County Sports Hall of Fame. He began his educational career at West Montgomery High School, where he served as a teacher, coach, and assistant principal from 1964 until 1974. In 1975, he joined Albemarle High School as a history teacher, head Basketball Coach and defensive coordinator of the football team. The following year became Golf coach and remained at Albemarle until his retirement in 1993.
James Arthur Roseboro, 55, of Albemarle, passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Anson Health and Rehab.
John B. Kluttz
March 23, 1935 - January 9, 2023
Doris Jones Coleman
Known throughout North Carolina as one of the state’s winningest high school basketball coaches, Dave’s in uence extended far beyond the basketball court. He also coached football and golf, taught driver’s education, served as a lifeguard, and drove a school bus. His commitment to serving others was evident in every aspect of his life. In recognition of his heroism, he received an award from North Carolina Governor Bob Scott for saving the life of a child at the Montgomery County Country Club.
October 11, 1944 - January 10, 2023
Mr. Roseboro was born on June 23, 1967 to the late Robert and Delena Shipp Roseboro. He graduated from South Stanly High School and was employed by Triangle Brick. He enjoyed watching football and basketball, especially the Carolina TarHeels and Miami.
In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his brothers and sisters: Barbara Lee Roseboro, Dorothy Brown, Verna Roseboro, Henrietta Ingram, and Harold Roseboro.
He is survived by his wife Hilda Whitley Farmer; one son D. Britten Farmer Jr. (Mary) of McLeansville, NC; one daughter Sharon Farmer Lowe (David) of Norwood; one sister Geraldine Dennis of Troy; two grandchildren, Dwight Britten “Dee” Farmer III and Whitley Rose Hui Lowe.
The family is grateful for the many expressions of love, prayers, and support during this time.
There will be a Celebration of Life in Margaret’s honor at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, at St. John’s Baptist Church. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall following the service. The service will be livestreamed through the church website: https:// stjohnsbaptistchurch.org/ worship/live-stream/ for those unable to attend in person.
He was preceded in death by his son Alex, brothers, Tommy and Jimmy, sisters, Nancy, Cornelia Annabell, Glennie Mae, and Betty. Memorials may be made to Cedar Grove United Methodist Church, Cemetery or Choir Fund c/o Pam Smith 36071 Rocky River Springs Road, Norwood, NC 28128.
In lieu of owers, memorials may be made to the Memorial Fund of St. John’s Baptist Church, 300 Hawthorne Lane, Charlotte, NC 28204. Though her earthly journey has ended, Margaret’s legacy of faith, determination, service, and love lives on in the hearts of her family and the countless lives she touched. Her family rejoices in the assurance that she is now at peace in the presence of her Savior.
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” — Matthew 25:23
Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www. kennethpoeservices.com.
CAROL TUCKER MELTON
NOV. 10, 1956 – MAY 29, 2026
Carol Tucker Melton, 69, of Norwood died Friday Evening, May 29, 2026, at Atrium Stanly.
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Funeral Services will be held at 6:00 PM Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Norwood Church of God. Rev. David Shankle will o ciate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Edwards Funeral Home of Norwood.
Carol was born November 10, 1956, in Stanly County to the late Luther Jackson Tucker and Helen Smith Tucker Biggers. She touched many children’s lives during her 46-year career as a child care provider with her business “Nana’s Daycare” in Norwood. She attended Norwood Church of God. She is survived by her husband of 52 years Edward “Eddie” Melton. One daughter, Mandy Melton, one son Chase Melton (Mindy) all of Norwood. One sister, Linda Hatley (David) of Badin and one brother, Wayne Tucker (Donna) of New London. Five grandchildren, Daiden Allmon (Ana), Van Allmon, Cali, Maddie and Paisley Melton. One greatgranddaughter, Eliana Allmon. Memorials may be Edwards Funeral Home PO Box 765, Norwood, NC 28128.
For many, he was simply “Coach Holcomb,” a name synonymous with excellence, discipline, compassion, and unwavering dedication. Dave will be remembered as a legendary gure whose presence was larger than life. He was strong, determined, and deeply devoted to his family. As a coach, mentor, and educator, he genuinely cared for his students and players, encouraging them to strive for excellence not only in athletics but in life. He challenged young people to be their best, believed in them when they doubted themselves, and celebrated their successes long after they left his classroom or the playing eld.
A pioneer in his profession, Dave helped break racial barriers in sports and demonstrated through his actions that respect, opportunity, and teamwork belonged to everyone. His impact reached far beyond wins and championships. The lessons he taught, the con dence he instilled, and the lives he shaped became his greatest legacy. Generations of students and athletes carried his in uence into their homes, careers, and communities.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 46 years, Judy Underwood Holcomb; his son, Kyle Holcomb and his wife Cornetha of Albemarle; eight grandchildren; and ve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by sons Eric Todd Holcomb and Derek Scott Holcomb.
He is survived by his sisters: Helen (James) Roseboro Edwards of Albemarle, Mary Roseboro of Washington DC, and Marion Morrison of Albemarle; brothers: Thomas D. Roseboro of Charlotte, Robert Roseboro (Patricia) of Norwood, and Van Horne; a special friend of over 40 years, Michelle McLendon of the home; special nieces: Nybrea Montague, Knya Little, and Laquanza Crump; special nephews: Robert Jr., Desmond Roseboro, and Marcus Lilly; and God daughter, Daphne Johnson; and special friends, Vetrella Johnson and Ben McLendon.
John grew up in the Millingport community where he drove a school bus and worked at the local gas station during his High School years. He graduated from Millingport High in 1954 and entered into service with the US Airforce immediately afterward. Upon return from the service, he and his high school sweetheart Julie were married in 1956. He graduated from Nashville Auto Diesel College later in 1959 and began his career as a diesel mechanic at Mitchell Distributing Company, moving his growing family to Charlotte where they lived until their retirement.
Dave’s legacy lives on in the countless students he taught, the athletes he coached, and the friends he inspired through a lifetime of leadership, service, and dedication. Though Coach Holcomb has answered the nal buzzer, the impact of his life will continue to echo through the halls of the schools where he taught, the gyms where he coached, and the hearts of all who were blessed to know him.
TERRY MEL THOMAS
JULY 30, 1960 – MAY 28, 2026
Doris Elaine Jones Coleman, 78, went home into God’s presence on January 10 after a sudden illness and a valiant week-long ght in ICU. Doris was born on October 11, 1944, in the mountains of Marion, NC while her father was away ghting in the US Navy during World War II. Raymond Jones was so proud to return after the war and meet his little girl! Doris grew up in Durham, NC and graduated from Durham High School. She furthered her studies at Watts Hospital School of Nursing in Durham and graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1966.
Doris married Rev. Dr. Ted Coleman in 1966 and had two daughters Amy and Laura. Doris raised Amy and Laura in North Augusta, SC.
Terry Mel Thomas, 65, of Stan eld, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Novant Health Mint Hill
Medical Center. A service to celebrate Terry’s life will be held at a later date.
When John purchased his rst Model A Ford at the age of 17, he said that he took the car to the community mechanic when he had a small problem.The mechanic told him that if he was going to keep the car, he needed to learn to work on it. This is when John’s passion for Model A Fords began and how he spent his happiest days with his best friends from around the globe for the rest of his life!
Born on July 30, 1960, in Albemarle, North Carolina, he was the son of the late George Sylvester Thomas Jr. and Gladys Morrison Thomas. Terry was a highly skilled master plumber whose strong work ethic and dedication to his trade earned the respect of all who knew him. A man of deep faith, he lived his life with humility, kindness, and a servant’s heart.
At age 50, after years as a Detroit Diesel Mechanic he and Julie decided to take the plunge and open a full Model A Restoration Shop. They thrived at their shop in Cornelius, NC until their retirement in 1998 when they moved back to Cabarrus County. John once again set up shop in his back yard garage where he attracted a loyal group of friends who visited almost daily.
Terry will be remembered as a hardworking, sel ess, and intelligent man who was always willing to lend a helping hand. He was loved by many and was known for his generous spirit, often giving freely of himself to help others. Though a simple man at heart, his impact on those around him was profound. Family and friends admired his unwavering dedication, his quiet strength, and his willingness to put the needs of others before his own.
In his spare time, Terry enjoyed mechanic work, riding four-wheelers, and spending time in his shop. His favorite songs were “Free Bird” and “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, a song that held special meaning for him and his family. In one nal moment that those who loved him will never forget, Terry passed peacefully after a prayer o ered by the hospital chaplain while surrounded by his loving family. As the family left the hospital together following his passing, “Free Bird” began playing, providing a comforting and memorable reminder of the man they loved so dearly.
While on the farm in Gold Hill, John also began a lifelong love with Alis Chalmers tractors after he restored his Dad’s tractor and began amassing his collection of tractors as well.
Doris was an incredible neonatal intensive care nurse for most of her career, and this was her passion. The Augusta Chronicle did a feature on her in 1985. She was a clinical nurse manager in Augusta, Georgia at University Hospital NICU and worked there for 20 years. During this time, Doris mentored young nurses and assisted in saving the lives of so many babies. She also worked for Pediatrician Dr. William A. Wilkes in Augusta for several years prior to her NICU career. Doris retired from the mother/baby area at Atrium Stanly in 2007 after over 40 years of nursing.
He is survived by his children, Tracy Thomas (Sarah Hale) of Stan eld, Tina Thomas (Cody Shutt) of Locust, Torie Thomas of Odenton, Maryland, Esco Bebber of Stan eld, and Brandy Byrd (David) of Albemarle; partner Myra Bebber, his sister, Debbie Honeycutt (Mike) of Concord; his cherished grandchildren, Gavin, Corbin, Branson, Paisley, Colton, and Waylon, and his nephews Andy, Ben, and Matt. He also leaves behind his faithful companions, Brutus, his beloved dog, and Short Stu , his cherished cat, who brought him comfort and companionship through the years.
Terry’s memory will live on in the hearts of his family, friends, and all who were blessed to know him. His life was marked by faith, hard work, generosity, and love for others, and he leaves behind a legacy that will not be forgotten.
Darrick Baldwin
January 7, 1973 ~ January 8, 2023
Darrick Vashon Baldwin, age 50, entered eternal rest, Sunday, January 8, 2023, Albemarle, North Carolina.
John restored many cars of his own and had the crowning achievement of winning the most prestigious award from MARC, The Henry for a restoration that garnered top points. He was also presented with the Ken Brady Service Awardthe highest award given to members at the national level.
STACY HINSON DUNN
MAY 7, 1984 – MAY 28, 2026
Stacy Hinson Dunn, 42, of Albemarle, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 28, 2026, in Horry County, South Carolina.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Bethel Methodist Church, o ciated by Rev. Kevin McCormac. The family will receive friends following the service in the church fellowship hall.
Born January 7, 1973, in Stanly County, North Carolina, Darrick was the son of Eddie James Baldwin Sr. and the late Phyllis Blue Baldwin. Darrick enjoyed life, always kept things lively and enjoyed making others smile. His presence is no longer in our midst, but his memory will forever live in our hearts.
This is what John’s Model A Community had to say upon learning of his death: He was an active member of Wesley Chapel Methodist Church where he loved serving as greeter on Sunday mornings. He also belonged to the United Methodist Men.
Doris was a gentle and sweet spirit and loved her Lord. She never met a stranger, and she always left you feeling uplifted after talking with her. She would often claim that she had “adopted” friends into her immediate family, and honestly, she never made a distinction between the two. Positivity radiated from her like sunlight. She was sel ess, funny, smart, and sentimental. During her lifetime she was an active member of First Baptist Church of Durham, First Baptist Church of Augusta, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Augusta, and Palestine United Methodist Church in Albemarle. She especially loved helping at church with older adults, youth, and children.
Born on May 7, 1984, in Stanly County, Stacy was the daughter of the late Joey Hinson and Cindy Hinson, who survives.
Stacy was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She shared 19 wonderful years of marriage with her beloved husband, Jonathan Dunn. Left to treasure her memory are her daughter, Journi Dunn; her mother, Cindy Hinson; her brother, Bryan Hinson (Maggie); her sisters in law, Tracy Decker (Sean) and Melinda Dunn; her brother-in-law, Jason Dunn; her nieces, Carlee Hinson and Allee Hinson; as well as Brittney Jordan, Jodi Delgado, Skylar Decker, Ashley Alligood, Jessica Chisenall, and her special friends, Stacy Howard and Danny.
He was educated in the Stanly County public schools and attended Albemarle Senior High School, Albemarle.
He was a great conversationalist and loved meeting people. Darrick never met a stranger and always showed love and compassion for his fellowman. He also loved his dog, Rocky.
In addition to her father, Joey Hinson, who preceded her in death in 2017, Stacy was welcomed into eternal peace by those who had gone before her.
She was especially talented at sewing from a young age and made gifts for friends, Christmas ornaments, Halloween Costumes, doll clothes, pageant dresses, prom dresses, coats, tote bags, scarves, out ts for Amy and Laura, and Christening gowns for each of her grandchildren.
Stacy embraced life with an adventurous spirit and a heart full of love. She found joy at the beach, cruising in her Jeep, and spending time with her beloved fur babies. Above all, she treasured her family and was deeply devoted to her daughter. Stacy also had a special place in her heart for the children of her church, whom she loved dearly. Her warm smile, caring nature, and ability to make others feel loved will be remembered by all who knew her.
The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to their many friends and loved ones, and especially to Palestine Methodist Church, for the outpouring of love, prayers, care, and support during this di cult time.
In lieu of owers, memorials may be made to the Stanly County Humane Society, 2049 Badin Road, Albemarle, NC 28001.
He is survived by his father, Eddie J. Baldwin Sr.; sisters: Crystal (Eric) Jackson, LaFondra (Stoney) Medley, and Morgan Baldwin; brothers: Eddie Baldwin Jr., Anton Baldwin, and Lamont Baldwin; a host of other relatives and friends. A limb has fallen from our family tree. We will not grieve Darrick’s death; we will celebrate his life. We give thanksgiving for the many shared memories.
Though her time on earth was far too short, Stacy’s legacy of love, kindness, and unwavering devotion to those she cherished will continue to live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.
John is survived by his wife Julie Ussery Kluttz, for 66 years of the home. He is also survived by a son John David Kluttz (Kim) of Oakboro, NC; two daughters, Sally Simerson of Denver, CO and Betsy Tusa (John) of Lafayette, CO; three grandchildren, Bonnie Kluttz Sammons (Ben) of Rich eld, NC John Alexander McKinnon (Sarah) of Asheville, NC and Seth William McKinnon (Amanda) of Germany; ve great-grandchildren, Charlotte, Meredith, Grant, Victoria and Ronan. John is also preceded in death by his parents, J.S. Kluttz and Mary Wyatt Clayton Kluttz; a large and loving group of brothers and sisters, Jack Methias Kluttz, Annie Lou Kluttz Honeycutt, Jake Nelson Kluttz, Julius Kluttz, Mary Patricia Phillips and a grandson, Kevin Fowler Kluttz.
Doris was preceded in death by her father Arthur Raymond Jones, her mother Mary Ellen Cameron Jones, and her sister Maryanne Jones Brantley. Survivors include her two precious daughters: Amy Cameron Coleman (partner Dr. Edward Neal Chernault) of Albemarle, NC, and Laura Lindahl Coleman Oliverio (husband David) of Cincinnati, Ohio; seven grandchildren: Cameron David Oliverio, Stephanie Jae Dejak, Luca Beatty Oliverio, Coleman John Dejak, Carson Joseph Oliverio, Ryan Nicholas Dejak, and Jadon Richard Oliverio; and numerous in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, and loved ones.
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to the front of the room and greeted the board members.
Board Chair Glenda Gibson thanked the group for its years of work with Stanly County Schools and its impact on generations of students.
“We want to say thank you for all your many years of service,” Gibson said. “Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement. I hope you’re able to live out whatever you want to do now. We can never express to you enough our heartfelt gratitude for all that you have done over the years for Stanly County Schools and the students you have taught. You have made a huge impact in their lives, and you will see it more and more as they come up and see you later on in life. Just remember, you have a home here.”
Board member Bill Sorenson also praised the retirees, saying the district will feel the
“We want to say thank you for all your many years of service.”
Glenda Gibson, board chair
loss of their experience and service.
“Stanly County has been blessed with that huge crowd of folks that are in here and were at that reception earlier,” Sorenson said. “Every year I feel like this — how are we going to ll the gap? I’m not sure we will, but they’re amazing people and I’m grateful for them.”
The following retirees were honored at the meeting: Anita Alexander, Lisa Allen, Kim Aman, Michelle Bailey, Cindy Barbee, Deaya Barbee, Michael Bar eld, Susan Bird, Debbie Blake, Shawn Britt, Samantha Brown, Shanta Caple,
Loretta Carpenter, Lynn Carpenter, Karen Chavis, Terry Deese, Rosemary Eaglen, Michael Ellington, Lana Funderburke, Lisa Godwin, Marlette Godwin, Martha Greene, Je Hansen, Joyce Hansen, Jacquelin Hart, Dawn Hildreth, Kathryn High, Jennifer Hogan, Kimberly Holt and Lori Hudson.
Also honored were Marjorie Jayne, Michael Lambert, Sandee Lambert, Jody Leslie, Buck Little, Taska Little, Ann Miller, Karen Morgan, Cheryl Owen, Laura Pennell, Elizabeth Pinto, Sinda Roberts, Debra Rowles, Teresa Rushing, Carol Shank, Maria Stine, Wesley Tucker, Misty Vaughn, Anita Whitley, Patricia Whitley, Julie Wittman, Jennifer Yow and Susan Yow.
The Stanly County Board of Education’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Aug. 4 at 6:15 p.m. in the Gene McIntyre Meeting Room at Stanly County Commons.
Political headwinds and history suggest the GOP’s gain may not be enough
By David A. Lieb The Associated Press
A NO-HOLDS-BARRED bout of partisan redistricting has been won by Republicans. Now it’s up to voters to decide whether it matters for control of Congress. Republicans could net about 10 additional U.S. House seats in the November elections if redrawn voting districts perform as they were intended. The question is whether that’s enough for the GOP to hold on to a majority in a chamber, where Democrats need to gain only a few seats to take control. Political trends and historic patterns favor Democrats. President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are negative. And the incumbent’s party has lost House seats in every midterm election over the past two decades. This election season already has been unusual. Voting districts typically are redrawn only after a census at the start of each decade. But Trump urged Republicans last summer to redraw congressional districts to their advantage to try to prevent losses in the 2026 midterms.
Since then, Republicans think they could win as many as 16 additional seats from new House maps enacted in eight states — Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama. Democrats, whose counterattack faced several setbacks, think they could win up to six additional seats from new districts in California and Utah.
Nearly 145 million people — about two of every ve U.S. residents — live in states with new congressional districts for this election.
Yet the mid-decade redistricting battle didn’t go as far as it could have.
Republicans in Kansas and Democrats in Illinois both rebu ed party pushes to take up redistricting. In Republican-led Indiana and South Carolina and Democratic-led Maryland, new congressional districts passed the state House but ultimately died in the state Senate. The Virginia Supreme Court invalidated new voter-approved districts that could have helped Democrats win up to four additional seats. And the U.S. Supreme Court set aside a lower court order that could have helped Democrats gain a congressional seat in New York. Here’s a look at the states with new U.S. House maps:
Texas
Current map: 13 Democrats, 25 Republicans
New map: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a revised House map into law last August that could help Republicans win ve additional seats.
Democrats think they could still win some of those seats.
Missouri
Current map: 2 Democrats, 6 Republicans
New map: Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a revised House map into law last September that could help Republicans win an additional seat by reshaping a Democratic-held district based in Kansas City. Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins has until Aug. 4 — the date of Missouri’s primaries — to decide whether to reject an initiative petition seeking a statewide vote on the map.
North Carolina representatives in Congress. Republicans currently hold 10 of the seats but could add another after the GOP-led General Assembly pushed through a redistricting map last year.
North Carolina
Current map: 4 Democrats, 10 Republicans New map: The Republican-led General Assembly gave nal approval in October to revised districts that could help Republicans win an additional seat.
Ohio
Current map: 5 Democrats, 10 Republicans New map: A bipartisan panel composed primarily of Republicans voted in October to approve revised House districts that improve Republicans’ chances of winning two additional seats. Democrats think they could still win those seats.
California
Current map: 43 Democrats, 9 Republicans New map: Voters in November approved revised House districts drawn by the Democratic-led Legislature that could help Democrats win ve additional seats.
Utah
Current map: 0 Democrats, 4 Republicans New map: A judge in November imposed revised House districts that could help Democrats win a seat in the Salt Lake City area.
Florida
Current map: 8 Democrats, 20 Republicans New map: Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed revised House districts in May that improve the GOP’s chances of winning four additional seats. Legal challenges are pending.
Tennessee
Current map: 1 Democrat, 8 Republicans New map: Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed new House districts in May that improve the GOP’s chances of winning an additional seat by carving up the lone Democratic-held seat, a majority-black district based in Memphis. Legal challenges are pending.
Louisiana
Current map: 2 Democrats, 4 Republicans
New map: Republican Gov. Je Landry signed o on new House districts in May that improve Republican chances of winning an additional seat by eliminating a majority-black district held by a Democrat that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down as an illegal racial gerrymander.
Alabama
Current map: 2 Democrats, 5 Republicans New map: The U.S. Supreme Court in June allowed the state to use a congressional map approved by Republican state lawmakers that improves the GOP’s chances of winning an additional seat by reshaping a Democratic-held district that has a large number of black voters.
The presidential center opens publicly on Juneteenth with the nation’s rst fully digital museum
By Sophia Tareen The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Former Pres-
ident Barack Obama’s in uence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the location on Chicago’s South Side to textured stone adorning its dramatic tower to striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home.
The Obama Presidential Center opens to the general public on Juneteenth after a celebratory dedication in Chicago with dignitaries. But tens of thousands of people — friends and family of museum sta , students and journalists — have already been o ered a sneak peek of the nearly 20-acre campus as crews nish nal art installations and landscaping.
The roughly $850 million project covers the political and personal realms of the nation’s rst black president. Campaign memorabilia and presidential artifacts are displayed in the admission-based museum tower while public spaces of the sprawling campus feature other things important to Obama: a new library, basketball court and picnic area with grills.
“This is a safe space for people to come and, yes, re ect on the historic moments of this presidency and the campaigns, but also to come together as a community to think about what change you can bring to your own neighborhood,” Josh Harris, the Obama Foundation’s vice president of public engagement, said during a recent tour with The Associated Press.
Here’s a closer look at the top attractions of the campus that is expected to draw as many as 1 million visitors annually.
President for a day
Obama’s presidential museum will be the rst fully digital museum of its kind. There will be no o cial papers on display. Instead, visitors will experience high-tech and hands-on exhibits spanning the campaigns, key moments of Obama’s presidency and life at the White House.
One of the largest attractions is a life-sized replica of the Oval O ce.
On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.
areas for personal re ection, which museum organizers say is key.
“We’re passing that baton and inviting people to bring change home, however change may be de ned, both small or large,” said Louise Bernard, the museum’s director.
Touching iconic ballgowns
When Obama touted the museum’s contents at its groundbreaking in 2021, he predicted one of the top draws.
“We want this center to be more than a static museum or a source of archival research,” Obama joked at the site. “It won’t just be a collection of campaign memorabilia or Michelle’s ballgowns, although I know everybody will come see those.”
Roughly a dozen out ts on mannequins are behind glass, including a black and red dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez that the former rst lady wore on Election Night in 2008 in Chicago.
Visitors will also get a chance to touch swatches of the fabrics, including the rose gold chain mail Atelier Versace evening gown she wore at her nal state dinner in 2016.
Obama’s personal touches
signed a garden, where lettuce and strawberry plants are sprouting. There are also charcoal grills available for public use — an element that Obama envisioned when he pitched the plan in community meetings nearly a decade ago.
“President Obama always talked about his feelings of being in Chicago and one of his memorable moments was grilling in the park,” Harris said.
The Obamas’ design tastes and love of history are also evident.
The museum campus features dozens of commissioned works of art while di erent parts of the campus are named after prominent gures. The central “John Lewis Plaza,” named for the late congressman and Civil Rights leader, is designed as a public gathering spot.
Inside a new Chicago Public Library branch, a 70-foot mural depicts literary gures, including Walt Whitman and James Baldwin. At the center, Toni Morrison reads to a boy wearing an orange shirt, representing a young Obama.
The presidential reading room features thousands of books chosen by the Obamas, ranging from presidential biographies to best-selling ction. One of Obama’s favorite parts is two high-backed chairs with blue, yellow and black stripes. They were selected by the former president as top-notch reading chairs similar to ones he has at home.
Pricey admission with free options
Tickets are $30, the highest of any U.S. presidential museum or library. Next on the list is the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in California, where tickets are $29. Obama Foundation leaders say the prices are justi ed for the state-of-the-art facility. Tickets at the adjacent Grifn Museum of Science and Industry are $25.95. In downstate Illinois, tickets to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Spring eld cost $15.
Along with free days and discounts for Illinois residents, Obama Foundation o cials also argue that most of the campus is free, with only four oors of the museum tower requiring tickets.
The top drawer holds a copy of a handwritten letter from his predecessor, President George W. Bush, and Obama’s beloved BlackBerry phone.
“We want to make sure that people from all walks of life have the opportunity to sit behind the Resolute Desk,” said Harris. “You think about the possibilities that if a young organizer from the South Side of Chicago can be president, you can be president too.”
Other sections of the museum detail the A ordable Care Act, immigration policies, and smaller moments such as when Obama unexpectedly sang during a 2015 eulogy for those killed in a South Carolina church shooting. A large television screen plays a clip of Obama singing “Amazing Grace.” Peppered throughout are
The museum’s location is near where Barack Obama started his political career, taught law at the University of Chicago and where the family lived. Michelle Obama also grew up on the South Side.
A lifelong basketball lover, Obama requested a glass-paneled, professional-grade basketball court to be used for community programs.
The former rst lady de -
Anyone can walk the campus, use the playground, library, sledding hill or grilling area. The tower’s top oor, which features panoramic views of the nation’s third-largest city, is also free.
“The idea behind this institution, this campus, was to make it accessible to as many people as possible,” Harris said.
Trump acknowledges calling Netanyahu ‘crazy,’ says Israel complicating peace talks with Iran
Israel and Lebanon renewed their cease re while Trump remained vague on the Iran con ict
By Kareem Chehayeb, Matthew Lee, Josh Boak and Sarah El Deeb
The Associated Press
BEIRUT — President Donald Trump acknowledged criticizing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as “crazy” in a phone call that involved expletives, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” that Israel’s ghting with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon was holding back peace talks with Iran.
But even as the U.S. president conceded the tensions in an interview released Wednesday, he insisted that his relationship with Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both “wartime” leaders.
“We’ve worked very well together. I like Bibi a lot. And I work very well with him,” Trump told The New York Post’s “Pod Force One.”
In an interview on the American business-news channel CNBC, Netanyahu responded that he and Trump sometimes have “tactical disagreements” but have “common goals” and “agree on the main things.”
“He respects me. I respect him. We always nd a way to work out our di erences,” the prime minister said.
The president’s comments about the Monday call o ered a sign of the growing pressure he faces to resolve the Iran war as higher energy prices and economic uncertainty threaten Republican prospects in the midterm elections and hamper global commerce.
Talks have dragged on for weeks and have been strained by Israel’s broadening war with the Iranian-backed militia group in Lebanon. The con icts have become increasingly intertwined as Iran insists that any potential truce in the war there must also quell the ghting in Lebanon.
Israel, Lebanon renew cease re
Israel and Lebanon agreed Wednesday to renew their fragile cease re and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned.
In a joint statement released after a fourth round of U.S.-mediated talks at the State Department, the two sides said the cease re “is contingent on a complete cessation of Hezbol-
lah re and the evacuation of all Hezbollah operatives” from areas south of the Litani River, which is roughly 20 miles north of the northern Israel-Lebanon border. It was not immediately clear how the security zones would be established but the agreement calls for the Lebanese army to take full control of those areas.
“These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement,” the statement said. “All countries rea rmed that the future of the relationship between Israel and Lebanon must be decided by the two sovereign governments. They rejected any attempt, by any state or non-state actor, to hold Lebanon’s future hostage.”
Hezbollah is not part of the Israel-Lebanon talks, which have been held at the ambassadorial level in Washington since the beginning of last month.
“All parties condemned Iran’s attacks on countries in the region, and ongoing activities that undermine stability throughout the Middle East, whether through support for proxies and all other acts of aggression,” the statement said.
A new round of discussions will be held during the week of June 22 with an eye toward “reaching a comprehensive agreement.”
Trump does not commit to timeline for ending Iran war
Trump remained noncommittal about a timeline for settling the Iran con ict, saying the Strait of Hormuz might stay blocked through the Labor Day
“He respects me. I respect him. We always nd a way to work out our di erences.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his relationship with U.S President Donald Trump
holiday on Sept. 7. He has insisted that Iran stop any e orts that could lead to a nuclear weapon and that the strait be reopened for shipments of oil and natural gas.
“I don’t know. I mean, I think it could be (closed through Labor Day), but I think it’s unlikely. I think that we’ll have it. I think this will resolve itself fairly quickly,” Trump said.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who succeeded his late father, is “involved” in peace talks, Trump added.
“They have a lot of respect for him,” the president said in the interview.
Trump said that Khamenei is not doing well due to wounds sustained in an airstrike, but “they say he’s giving approval because that’s the way it has been for a long, long time.”
Khamenei’s father was killed in an airstrike when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran at the end of February. Meanwhile, the U.S. House for the rst time approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with
Democrats to end the con ict.
The roll call Wednesday was 215-208, but the next steps are uncertain. Trump would likely reject any measure from Congress to limit his commander-in-chief authority.
Path to a lasting cease re in Lebanon is obscured by new strikes
The path toward a lasting cease re between Israel and Hezbollah remained unclear as hostilities continued in Lebanon.
An Israeli strike Wednesday hit a car on a busy highway just south of Beirut. The strike in Khaldeh came without warning, and it was not immediately clear if the person targeted was killed.
Israel and Lebanon on Monday reached a U.S.-brokered agreement in which Israel would not strike Beirut’s southern suburbs and Hezbollah would end its attacks on northern Israel. The agreement was made hours after Israel announced that it was going to launch strikes across the sprawling urban neighborhoods near the Lebanese capital in what would have been the most intense strikes since a nominal cease re went into e ect on April 17. Lebanon hopes to widen the scope of the cease re so it becomes comprehensive across the country. Israel wants to disarm Hezbollah immediately before the Israeli military ends its operations in Lebanon and withdraws its troops from dozens of villages and towns.
Israeli military warning rattles coastal city
Israeli strikes over southern Lebanon continued, especially in and around the battered cities of Tyre and Nabatiyeh. Two overnight strikes near Tyre, a coastal city, killed four Syrians and two Palestinians.
Israel warned the Christian neighborhoods in Tyre that Hezbollah members were among them. Many Lebanese Shiite Muslims ed to those areas in recent days because they were spared from the aerial bombardment along the Mediterranean coast.
After the warning, the Lebanese army deployed to the Christian district of Tyre in an e ort to prevent Israeli attacks there and to show that Hezbollah has no armed presence in the area.
Israel launched an invasion of southern Lebanon days after the latest war was sparked on March 2, when Iran-backed Hezbollah red rockets toward northern Israel in solidarity with Iran. Israeli troops have pushed deeper into Lebanon over the past week, as Hezbollah continues to claim rocket and drone attacks.
The latest round of ghting between Israel and Hezbollah has killed 3,468 people in Lebanon and displaced 1.2 million people. According to Netanyahu’s o ce, at least 27 Israeli soldiers and a defense contractor have been killed in or near southern Lebanon. Two civilians have also been killed in northern Israel.
Strike on village kills most of a family
Many residents of southern Lebanon remained in villages near the hostilities or returned to areas where strikes occurred after evacuation warnings.
The Al-Abdallah family returned to their home in Marwaniyeh, which they left because they thought the village was unsafe following earlier strikes. A day later, two rockets hit the home, bringing down the three-story building and killing six family members, said the brother of Hassan Al-Abdallah, who was killed.
Ahmed Al-Abdallah, 13, was thrown away from the building by the force of the blasts and was the only member of his family to survive. His uncle, Eissa Al-Abdallah, said the boy has two broken legs and shrapnel wounds all over his body.
“What good is talking now? They are gone, and nothing will bring them back,” the uncle told The Associated Press in a phone call Tuesday. “This land costs blood.”
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A nurse treats an injured man at the damaged Jabal Amel Hospital following Monday’s Israeli airstrike that hit a nearby building in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon on Tuesday.
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Rescue workers use an excavator Tuesday as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit the day before in an Israeli airstrike in the Tyre, Lebanon, on Tuesday.
Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer
It uses a molecular glue to target mutations that had eluded treatment for decades
By Lauran Neergaard
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer.
“While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step forward,” said Dr. Zev Wainberg, of the University of California, Los Angeles, who helped lead the study.
The drug is called daraxonrasib, and it blocks a mutated protein that fuels tumor growth in more than 90% of pancreatic cancer cases — a target that had eluded treatment for decades.
The daily pills nearly doubled survival time, with fewer severe side e ects, in a study that randomly assigned the experimental drug or more chemotherapy to 500 patients whose metastatic, or spreading, cancer had quit responding to prior treatment. The ndings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented Sunday at the American Society for Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.
Those taking daraxonrasib lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients. While that may seem like a small improvement, Wainberg said it marked the rst drug to show a substantial advantage over chemotherapy.
“Having treated pancreatic cancer for 16 years, I actually started crying” when rst seeing the study results, Dr. Rachna Shro of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, who wasn’t involved with the research, said from the ASCO meeting. She was struck by how “patients stayed on this treatment because it was providing durable and meaningful benet to them.”
The pills’ e ects eventually wane, but recipients used them for signi cantly longer than the comparison group stayed on chemotherapy, reporting less pain and a better quality of life as their tumors shrank.
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growth standards for two consecutive years, something the school had not done in more than a decade.
“Growth and development is my main focus,” Cecil said. “My goal is to have our bus transportation work as eciently as possible. I want our students to be safe to and from school and to support our bus drivers and monitors. I’ve always operated on the team concept, with each player having a pivotal role to the success of the team.”
Cecil said he is looking forward to serving the district
Many still were using the drug after the data was analyzed, which Wainberg said means the survival gap may widen as researchers continue tracking them.
Dr. Brian Wolpin, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, presented the ndings Sunday. He said the drug should become “a new standard of care” for previously treated metastatic pancreatic cancer, adding that researchers also will explore its use earlier in the disease, including to see if tumor shrinkage might let more patients qualify for surgery.
Side e ects most likely to affect pill usage were a rash that can be severe and mouth sores, he said.
Maker Revolution Medicines funded the study and the Food and Drug Administration plans to expedite review of the drug. Meanwhile, the agency is allowing what’s called “expanded access” to the experimental drug for patients who meet certain criteria. The drug garnered public attention when former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse described on “60 Minutes” how he’s had less pain while taking it. Oncologists are being ooded with requests as the special access program gets started.
Pancreatic cancer is among the most deadly forms in large part because it’s hard to detect before it starts spreading to other organs. The American Cancer Society estimates about 67,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S. this year and more than 52,000 people will die from the disease. The ve-year
in a broader leadership role.
“I’m thankful for the opportunity to continue to grow as a leader, and I look forward to working with sta across the district. I’m really excited to be part of the Stanly County Schools family.” Taylor, meanwhile, returns to district leadership after previously serving SCS as director of elementary education and federal programs. She has also worked in school administration roles across the district.
Before joining SCS, Taylor worked in Kannapolis City Schools as an administrator, academic coach and teacher. Prior to that, she began her ca-
overall survival rate is 13%.
Unlike with other cancers that have bene ted from a variety of chemotherapy alternatives, pancreatic cancer has been harder to tackle.
Cancer specialists not involved in the new research expressed optimism that this may be a turning point in the quest for new options, with dozens of experimental drugs in development.
The new drug targets mutations in the RAS gene family that normally regulates cell growth. So-called KRAS mutations are especially critical in fueling pancreatic cancer. But a structure that made it hard for drugs to stick to the mutated proteins meant this cancer driver was long considered “undruggable.”
Revolution Medicines’ drug uses what’s essentially a molecular glue to bind with multiple KRAS subtypes. Wainberg said researchers next will probe whether the drug worked better in certain of those subtypes.
The drug will change pancreatic cancer treatment, said Dr. Andrew Coveler of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, who wasn’t involved in the research.
“This thing works drastically di erently,” he said.
Wainberg said other drugs in development target specific KRAS subtypes. Other approaches in earlier stages of testing include vaccines designed to prevent recurrence after pancreatic cancer surgery by teaching the immune system to recognize the mutated protein.
reer in education with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
“I have always loved schools and the opportunities they provide to serve others, build meaningful relationships and positively impact the community,” Taylor said. “In student services, my mission is to create positive ripples through every interaction, decision and support structure provided for students, families and sta
In her new role, Taylor will support district initiatives focused on student success, local engagement and resources that help meet the needs of students, families and school communities.
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Sidney Cecil, left, and Judith Taylor have been named to district leadership roles with Stanly County Schools.
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A microscope image from USC via the National Institutes of Health shows pancreatic cancer cells.
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Stanly track champions honored by school board
Seven athletes were recognized for their state title performances
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
ALBEMARLE — Seven local student athletes were honored Tuesday night by the Stanly County Board of Education after bringing home state championships from the 2026 NCHSAA out-
door track and eld state meet. Stanly County Schools Superintendent Jarrod Dennis introduced the athletes during the meeting, highlighting a countywide showing that included ve rst-place nishes — three individual state titles and two relay championships — at the May 1316 meet at NC A&T’s Marcus T. Johnson Track in Greensboro. County schools combined for more than 20 top-10 nishes at the state meet, led by individual champions Kenadie Baker of
“I think the longer she runs, the faster she gets.”
Board member Carla Poplin on Kenadie Baker
South Stanly, Ajah Carr of West Stanly and Justice Gramling of North Stanly.
Baker won the 2A girls’ 3,200 meters in 11 minutes, 8.10 seconds, adding another state title
after capturing the NCHSAA 2A girls’ cross-country championship in October. She also placed fth in the 1,600 meters, helping the Bulls tie for 11th in the 2A girls’ team standings with 14 points.
“I think the longer she runs, the faster she gets,” board member Carla Poplin said of Baker. “It is impressive. Most people tend to tire out as they run, but it seems like she picks up speed as she goes, and her coaches have alluded to that. It’s very impressive to have her back a second time, and I’m sure she’ll continue on her path as she has.”
Carr gave West Stanly its own state champion by winning the 4A girls’ high jump with a mark of 5 feet. The Colts tied for 17th in the 4A girls’ standings with 12 points. Gramling led North Stanly’s
5 Pfei er baseball players selected for CSC Academic All-District honors
The distinction is based on athletic and academic achievements
By Jesse Deal Stanly News Journal
MISENHEIMER — Five
Pfei er baseball players have earned academic recognition after helping lead the Falcons to one of the most successful seasons in program history.
On Tuesday, senior pitcher Jake Blevins, junior pitcher/outelder Josh Jones, junior pitcher/in elder Cayman Buck, graduate student pitcher Josh Little and senior in elder Austin Wood were named to the 2026 Academic All-District Baseball Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators. The annual CSC Academic All-District honors recognize student athletes for their combined achievements on the eld and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America program separately recognizes baseball honorees in NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
Pfei er’s ve selections were among 25 USA South Athletic Conference baseball players named to the NCAA Division III list for the 2025-26 academic year. Brevard, Greensboro, Methodist, N.C. Wesleyan and Southern Virginia were the other conference programs represented.
The academic honors followed a milestone season for coach
individual e orts by winning the 3A boys’ 100 meters in 10.58 seconds. He was also part of the Comets’ championship-winning 4x100-meter relay team, joining Jamar Crute, Malakhi Blackmon and Ra’Cere Bruton to nish rst in 42.76 seconds. Crute, Blackmon and Bruton added another relay title alongside Kylan Dockery, winning the 3A boys’ 4x200-meter relay in 1:28.68. The Comets produced the county’s top team nish as they landed second in the 3A standings with 60.5 points, coming within a half-point of a state title behind Northwood’s 61 points.
Crute also received a sportsmanship award for North Stanly, which capped the meet with one of the top boys’ team performances in school history.
Craig Bolton’s team, which nished 26-22 while capturing the program’s rst USA South tournament championship and rst NCAA Division III Tournament victory.
After placing second in the USA South regular-season standings, Pfei er hosted Methodist and Southern Virginia in one of the tournament’s two opening brackets. The Falcons won twice to advance to the bestof-three championship series against No. 5 William Peace.
Pfei er swept the Pacers in the nals, winning 17-7 and 6-0 to secure the conference tournament title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Falcons opened NCAA play with a loss to regional host No. 9 Johns Hopkins but bounced back with an 8-6 win over No. 34 Mary Washington. The victory eliminated the Eagles and marked Pfei er’s rst NCAA Division III Tournament win.
Pfei er later took on Pomona-Pitzer and built an early 5-0 lead before the Sagehens rallied to end the Falcons’ season.
Before the CSC honors were announced, several Pfei er players also received postseason awards from the USA South. Sophomore pitcher/in elder James Eason was named the conference’s Pitcher of the Year, while freshman pitcher Cameron Cooper earned Rookie Pitcher of the Year honors.
The Falcons also placed three players on the All-USA South rst team: senior in elder Jack Brandle, freshman catcher Ben Mecimore and Eason. Cooper was named to the second team as a relief pitcher, while sophomore out elder Christian Bellatoni was selected to the conference’s Sportsmanship Team.
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Pfei er’s Jake Blevins is a member of the 2026 Academic All-District Baseball Team for NCAA Division III.
South Stanly’s Kenadie Baker, left, stands with Stanly County Schools Superintendent Jarrod Dennis during Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
More women watching NHL’s Stanley Cup playo s
Everything from the Olympics to “Heated Rivalry” gets credit for the increase
By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press
THE FIRST TWO rounds of the NHL’s Stanley Cup playo s are the most-watched in the U.S. in league history.
Women are the primary driver of that growth.
TNT Sports reported female viewership is up 66%, and ESPN reported a 106% increase, with plenty of that audience coming from 18-to-34 -year-olds tuning in to hockey at its most exciting time of year.
“We see the numbers up everywhere,” ESPN VP of production Linda Schulz said. “[Hockey] is a particular challenge because sports fans tend to follow something that they themselves have participated in, and hockey is one that is not as commonplace for people to have actually strapped on skates. I approach it with, ‘If I get a new fan coming to hockey, what is going to keep them?’”
What’s bringing fans in, Schulz and other executives said, is a result of a handful of factors. The success of the 4 Nations Face-O tournament last year, the Olympics in February when the U.S. men and women won gold, the quality of play, an in ux of young talent and the viral popularity of the “Heated Rivalry” and “O Campus” hockey romance shows have combined to bring more women to the sport.
“It’s not any one thing,” TNT Sports executive VP and chief
content o cer Craig Barry said.
“It’s the collective of the planets aligning that has shown dramatic increases in the female audience.”
The NHL says the playo s are averaging 1.4 million viewers, up 63% from last year and up 24% from the previous high set in 2024. Some of the increase can be attributed to a change in how Nielsen is counting viewers, causing bumps across the board, though hockey has been seeing an upward trend in viewership predating that.
That began after the 4 Nations, which NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said caused a
“It’s the collective of the planets aligning that has shown dramatic increases in the female audience.”
Craig Barry, TNT Sports executive vice president
viewership increase late in the 2024-25 season and into the playo s. The Olympics built o that, with the Milan Cortina Games drawing huge ratings.
“The Olympics was a cultural
moment,” NHL chief operating o cer Stephen McArdle said.
“We know that Olympic viewership does appeal to those demographics, to that female demographic, and so I think the Olympic bump that we saw was really in part in uenced by that female Olympic audience.”
How big a role “Heated Rivalry” plays is di cult to measure.
Schulz, who grew up as a sports fan in the Boston area, said it does not enter her mind, but the networks and the league are well aware of the conversation going around it.
“We know that the ctional series are a gateway to our
sport,” McArdle said. “We know that it opens doors to an interest in the sport of hockey, and it’s incumbent upon us to make sure that new audiences that are coming through those doors feel welcomed as they come in, and also that we help them nd their way through the door.”
Schulz said technology helps with that, pointing to aerial sky cams that highlight the speed and physicality of the game, and the addition of a camera person on the ice to capture emotional moments like a player expressing frustration after getting called for a penalty.
“It is incredible how that emotional draw, to me, is the real way to pull in a casual fan,” Schulz said. “It’s that balance of getting the feel of the ice through something like your aerial coverage and the feel of the player or the emotion of the player.”
McArdle said the NHL has also leaned into TikTok, where many of the top videos were viewed by more women than men. A clip of Carolina’s Jordan Martinook losing a skate blade particularly stood out as something that was popular beyond highlight-reel goals, saves and hits.
Social media has drawn in more young fans, men and women, and promotion of broadcasts on ESPN, ABC, TNT, TruTV and on HBO Max has gotten them watching live on one platform or another.
“That’s why it’s so important to meet them where they are,” Barry said. “That’s why our kind of strategy is put it everywhere in a simulcast capacity, so regardless of where you are consuming and digesting your content, in this particular case, NHL games, it’s there for you.”
Boutier rallies from 4 down to win ShopRite LPGA
The former Duke golfer wins for the seventh time in the LPGA
The Associated Press
GALLOWAY, N.J. — Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot de cit Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a oneshot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the ShopRite LPGA.
Soo Bin Joo, the 22-yearold South Korean going for her rst LPGA Tour title, lost her four-shot lead at the turn and then fell behind for good on the 13th hole, the same hole where earlier Boutier had taken the lead with a 30-foot birdie putt.
Joo missed another fairway to the right into a clumpy lie, pitched back to the fairway, sent her wedge over the green with a front pin, chipped 8 feet by the hole and missed the putt, taking a double bogey to fall three shots behind.
Boutier kept hitting solid shots, rarely getting in trouble. She missed a 4-foot birdie putt on the nal hole to post at 9-under 204, and no one could catch her.
“To have a chance to win today is de nitely something very special,” said Boutier, the 32-year-old French player who won the ShopRite LPGA ve years ago. “I think it’s great tournament, very special for me, so really excited to be able
to have another win here.”
Yubol, who was penalized one shot in the second round Saturday for going over her maximum time, birdied the last two holes for a 66. It was her second runner-up nish of the year, having nished four shots behind Nelly Korda in Mexico.
Lauren Walsh (67) nished third, followed by Joo among four players who tied for fourth.
“It was so fun. It was my rst time leading the tournament, and I think I did my best out there as much as I can and I prepared well and I’m very proud of myself,” Joo said. “I was trying to do my best to stay mentally calm, and I think I still got to work on that a little more.”
Chizzy Iwai, who also start-
“I’m super excited to be back in the winner’s circle.”
Celine Boutier
ed four shots behind, had two birdies in three holes, but then closed with 15 straight pars. Boutier nished the front nine with two straight birdies to reach 7 under, and that gave her a share of the lead when Joo made bogey on the par-4 eighth. Boutier then hit her approach to 4 feet for birdie on 10th. Joo caught her with a birdie on the ninth but couldn’t keep up the rest of the way.
The ShopRite LPGA is one of two 54-hole events on the schedule, and the eld was particularly weak this year — one player from the top 10 — because of timing. The U.S. Women’s Open is next week across the country in Los Angeles, held at Riviera for the rst time.
Boutier now has seven career LPGA titles and 12 worldwide. She has struggled to start this year, with a tie for ninth her best nish among 10 tournaments.
“I feel like my game has turned around the last few weeks. I could see it coming together, and I de nitely did not expect it to come together this week and today,” she said. “But I’m super excited to be back in the winner’s circle.”
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Hudson Williams, left, and Connor Storrie face o as opposing players and secret lovers in a scene from “Heated Rivalry.”
CHRIS SZAGOLA / AP PHOTO
Celine Boutier tees o from the 11th hole during the nal round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
Hertl’s late goal lifts Knights to Game 1 win over Hurricanes
Vegas leads the series 1-0 after taking a game in Raleigh
By Cory Lavalette North State Journal
RALEIGH — Neither the Hurricanes nor Golden Knights had ever lost Game 1 of a Stanley Cup nal.
Carolina now has.
Vegas’ Tomas Hertl snuck away from Hurricanes defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere and scored with 3:24 left in regulation to break a tie and give the Golden Knights a 5-4 win Tuesday at Lenovo Center.
“He tried to shoot it, and I took a breather for a second and it went right to their guy, and that’s how quick it could happen,” Gostisbehere said of the game-winning goal. “That one’s de nitely on me. I just took a breather for a second.”
Mistakes sank the Hurricanes much in the same way they did in their Game 1 loss to the Canadiens in the Eastern Conference nal.
“Those are the mistakes we made tonight that, really, we just don’t make, and we made too many of those,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said.
Vegas appeared to take control early in the third period when Brett Howden scored his NHL-leading 11th goal of the postseason, redirecting a shot-pass from Shea Theodore just 81 seconds into the nal period to give the Golden Knights a 4-3 lead.
“On that play, he wasn’t even looking at me,” Howden said of Theodore, who nished with a goal and two assists. “But I feel like he knew that I was going there, and he made an unbelievable pass there. I just had to chip it in.”
But after a failed Carolina power play, the Hurricanes evened the score.
Gostisbehere jumped on a loose puck in the left circle and snapped a shot short side past Carter Hart (23 saves) to tie the game 4-4 at 11:19.
After being held without a point in nine of the rst 10 games of the postseason, Gostisbehere has three goals and two assists in the last four games.
“There were some good things we had, and the game’s there,” Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal said.
But Gostisbehere’s mistake on Hertl’s goal was symptomatic of how the Hurricanes struggled to dictate play and avoid errors.
Carolina jumped to a 2-0 lead when Nikolaj Ehlers scored a pair of goals in the rst 12-plus minutes of the game.
After some brief zone time for Vegas on the game’s opening shift, Ehlers poked the puck past Theodore to create a 2-on-1 with Jordan Martinook. Ehlers burned up the left wing, beating Hart low to the glove side for his fth goal of the postseason and a 1-0 lead.
Ehlers got his second goal and doubled Carolina’s lead at 12:08 of the opening period.
Vegas center Jack Eichel’s cross-ice pass was intercepted by Jalen Chat eld, who sent Ehlers on a breakaway. Ehlers pulled the puck to his backhand, opening up Hart and scoring ve-hole to make it 2-0.
Ehlers became the rst player since Calgary defenseman Al MacInnis in 1989 to score twice in the rst period of a Stanley Cup nal Game 1.
“They got a tough matchup,” Brind’Amour said of Ehlers’ line with Staal and Martinook, which totaled three goals. “They did their part, for sure, gave us a chance. What more can you say?”
Theodore made up for his earlier misplay 80 seconds after Ehlers scored his second.
Vegas cycled the puck behind the Carolina net and moved it to the point. Defenseman Brayden McNabb — who had the rst three-assist game of his career — passed across to Theodore, who ripped a shot that de ected o Hurricanes forward Eric Robinson and in to make it 2-1 at 13:28.
The Golden Knights’ quick-strike o ense arrived to start the second period and ipped the score the visitors’ way.
After a failed clear by Jaccob Slavin gave Vegas possession, Eichel set up Ivan Barbashev in the slot. The rugged Russian rattled a shot past Frederik Andersen (18 saves) 30 seconds into the second period.
Just over four minutes later, Mitch Marner set up William Karlsson alone in front of the net, and Karlsson buried it to give Vegas three goals on its rst eight shots and a 3-2 lead at 4:35.
Carolina’s captain evened the score.
Hurricanes defenseman K’Andre Miller kept the puck in at the Vegas blue line and pushed it to Staal in the high slot. Staal let go a shot from the top edge of the left circle and beat Hart stick side for his third goal of the playo s to tie the game 3-3 at 12:42 of the second.
It was Staal’s rst Stanley Cup nal goal since he scored for Pittsburgh on Detroit’s Chris Osgood on June 9, 2009 — 6,202 days earlier.
But the back and forth — which included a Hart save with the game tied on Seth Jarvis, who also hit the crossbar on a third period power play — ended with Hertl scoring his fourth of the postseason to give the Golden Knights a Game 1 win.
“It’s a battle and it’s going to be a grind, and we’re expecting that,” Staal said. “It’s a tough loss for sure, but we’ve got to get our game in better shape if we want to beat this team.”
Notes: Barbashev had a game-high eight hits, and Vegas outhit Carolina 35-25. … Hurricanes center Mark Jankowski was the only Carolina player to not register a shot on goal, and he also took two penalties. … Carolina’s power play was 0 for 2, and Vegas’ was 0 for 3. … Forwards Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Nicolas Deslauriers, defenseman Mike Reilly and goalie Pyotr Kochetkov were healthy scratches for Carolina.
Nevaeh Alexander
West Stanly, softball
Nevaeh Alexander is a senior on the West Stanly softball team. She also played volleyball for the Colts.
The Colts lost in the NCHSAA state nal series, but Alexander went out on her shield. She doubled and scored in one game and went 3 for 4 with another run scored in the other game.
For the season, Alexander led West Stanly in batting, home runs, steals, hits, runs, RBI, on-base and slugging. She ranked third in the entire state in runs scored, second in N.C. Class 4A in homers and was top ve in 4A in three other o ensive categories.
Alexander will continue her playing career at the University of South Carolina Upstate.
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Under Notre Dame cathedral, ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history
Excavators found intact pottery, Roman coins, and mysterious medieval marks spanning millennia of Parisian history
By Thomas Adamson and Je rey Schae er The Associated Press
PARIS — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.
Thirteen feet beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years ago.
In 2019, re brought Notre Dame’s spire crashing down as the world watched. The cathedral was rebuilt and reopened in late 2024, and now Paris wants to soften the hot, bare square in front of it with trees and shade.
But in a city this old, the soil cannot be turned until what lies beneath it is excavated, in case it is damaged during works.
So a slice of Notre Dame’s forecourt has become an excavation site — an open pit ringed by barriers and crossed by a wooden walkway, a few steps from the line-up.
A modern Da Vinci Code
French media have dubbed it the “dig of the century.”
“It’s a rare opportunity for us to work on something that’s tangibly going to make a di erence to the history of Paris,” Lucie Altenburg, a conservator with the Paris archaeology unit, told The Associated Press.
Among the hundreds of objects already found: a fourth-century coin stamped with the face of the Emperor Constantine, and shards of medieval pottery painted on the inside with marks no expert has yet deciphered — like a modern Da Vinci Code.
“It makes Notre Dame feel alive again,” said Emily Carter, 34, a tourist from Manchester waiting in line with her two children. “You come to see the cathedral, then realize there’s another city under your feet. That’s almost more moving.”
The rst traces appear 20 inches down; 13 feet lower, the team is still pulling up the past. Some days they ll 15 crates — from ground that has lain untouched for decades.
Ancient cities have archaeologists monitoring digs
This is the bargain in every old city: The past is not in a museum down the street — it is under the street.
Cities rise. Each age builds
on the rubble of the last, and the ground climbs with it; in Rome, it has risen about 30 feet since the empire fell in the fth century A.D.
When Athens built its metro for the 2004 Olympics, it set o the largest excavation in Greek history and turned up tens of thousands of objects, now shown in the stations themselves. Paris is no di erent. It all comes from the island in the Seine, the Ile de la Cite, where Paris began.
Centuries later, Notre Dame rose on the same ground. At the cathedral’s birth in 1163, the entire square was packed with medieval houses, split by a single street, said Camille Colonna, the archaeologist leading the dig.
Digging down, her team has reached their cellars — and therefore also the time in history they represent. Below them lie Merovingian and Carolingian grain pits, from the sixth to the 10th centuries; below those, darker and
deeper still, a dense Roman quarter from the fourth and fth centuries.
Twenty centuries are stacked in 13 feet of earth — or about the height of two-and-a-half Napoleon Bonapartes standing on top of one another.
“Here you can see the layers — medieval Paris, Roman Paris, maybe even before that,” said Yasmine Benali, 22, an archaeology student watching from behind the barriers. “It makes the city feel less like a postcard and more like something still being discovered.”
Coins, ceramics and mysterious markings
The richest nds here come from the foulest place: the deep pits beneath the medieval houses, old latrines that doubled as rubbish dumps.
Out of them the team keeps lifting whole jugs and cups — thrown away centuries ago, yet still intact — among the broken plates and animal bones.
It’s “rare to nd complete ceramics,” said Valentine Breloux, an archaeologist with the unit.
Here the soft waste cushioned them, and centuries later they miraculously came up whole.
Then some other objects came that confounded experts.
As conservators cleaned what looked like ordinary medieval pottery, they found faint reddish writing painted on the inside — the same mysterious markings on shard after shard.
What they mean has yet to be deciphered.
Of everything she has cleaned from Notre Dame, Breloux said, these are the most “astonishing.”
Coins can help date the layers
The coins came up as black discs, eaten by rust. But under an X-ray, a face returned: it was Constantine, the Roman emperor who ruled in the early 300s A.D.
Such objects also “can be in-
“You come to see the cathedral, then realize there’s another city under your feet. That’s almost more moving.”
Emily Carter, tourist
valuable in giving us the date of the (underground) layer,” Altenburg said.
The Roman nds are the ones the archaeologists value most — the deepest, oldest and least understood. In Roman times, the town was called Lutetia, and its center lay across the river, on the Left Bank.
As the Roman empire collapsed, people pulled back to the Ile de la Cite, where Notre Dame would later rise, and forti ed the island with walls of stone taken from earlier buildings.
Colonna’s team found some proof: a Roman doorstep found in the dig, taken from a much bigger building, carried over, turned upside down and laid in a road as paving.
Paris houses thousands of nds in an archaeology center
Every nd leaves the pit and travels north, to the city’s archaeology center — what Colonna calls “a huge archaeological store,” a treasure house of Paris.
For archaeologists, the cathedral dig is a rare treat. In France, like elsewhere, they work only where building work is about to begin — a bit like how industrial quarry workers end up unearthing dinosaur remains.
“This only happens because the city of Paris decided it wanted to beautify the area,” Altenburg said.
The new square should be mostly nished by 2028: a kind of woodland clearing, with 160 new trees and a thin lm of water sliding over the stone to cool it in summer — part of how Paris is bracing for ever hotter summers induced by global warming.
The tourists who now wait in the bare sun beneath the gargoyles will, in a few summers, line up in the shade.
The old underground parking lot will reopen as a visitor center looking onto the Seine.
Until then, the Notre Dame team wants to go deeper still — past the Romans, toward whoever came before them, the Gauls who gave the city its rst name.
“The hope is that we are able to go back in time even further than we’ve ever been before,” Altenburg said.
Archaeological workers wearing hard hats dig 13 feet underground during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday.
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Archaeologist Valentine Breloux holds ceramic fragments discovered during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Monday.
Left, a fragment bearing an inscription is photographed Monday among artifacts discovered during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Right, archaeologist Lucie Altenburg examines a coin under a microscope after it was discovered during excavations.
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famous birthdays this week
Nancy Sinatra turns 86, Tom Jones celebrates 86, Dick Vitale is 87, Ally Sheedy hits 64
The Associated Press THESE CELEBRITIES have birthdays this week.
JUNE 7
Filmmaker James Ivory is 98. Singer Tom Jones is 86. Actor Liam Neeson is 74. Author Orhan Pamuk is 74. Rock musician-TV host Dave Navarro is 59. TV personality Bear Grylls is 52. Basketball Hall of Famer Allen Iverson is 51.
JUNE 8
Singer Nancy Sinatra is 86. Musician Boz Scaggs is 82. Pianist Emanuel Ax is 77. Actor Sonia Braga is 76. Actor Grifn Dunne is 71. Actor-director Keenen Ivory Wayans is 68. Musician Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran) is 64. Actor Julianna Margulies is 60.
JUNE 9
Sportscaster Dick Vitale is 87. Film composer James Newton Howard is 75. Author Patricia Cornwell is 70. Actor Michael J. Fox is 65. Writer- lmmaker Aaron Sorkin is 65. Actor Johnny Depp is 63. Actor Natalie Portman is 45.
JUNE 10
Political commentator Je Green eld is 83. Actor Frankie Faison is 77. Football Hall of Famer Dan Fouts is 75. Actor Gina Gershon is 64. Actor-model Elizabeth Hurley is 61. Comedian Bill Burr is 58. R&B singer Faith Evans is 53.
JUNE 11
Drummer Bernard Purdie is 87. International Motorsports Hall of Famer Jackie Stewart is 87. Actor Roscoe Orman is 82. Actor Adrienne Barbeau is 81. Rock musician Frank Beard (ZZ Top) is 77. Singer Graham Russell (Air Supply) is 76. Football Hall of Famer Joe Montana is 70.
JUNE 12
Actor Sonia Manzano is 76. Olympic track gold medalist Gwen Torrence is 61. Actor Rick Ho man is 56. Actor-comedian Finesse Mitchell is 54. Actor Jason Mewes is 52. Blues musician Kenny Wayne Shepherd is 49.
JUNE 13
Actor Malcolm McDowell is 83. Actor Stellan Skarsgård is 75. Actor Richard Thomas is 75. Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Weaver is 75. Actor-comedian Tim Allen is 72. Actor Ally Sheedy is 64. Musician Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) is 56.
What to keep eye out for at Tony Awards on Broadway’s
Three-time Grammy Award winner Pink will make her debut as host
By Mark Kennedy The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Twenty-four shows on Broadway received Tony Award nominations this season, but not all will walk away with a trophy and the box o ce attention they usually bring.
Here are some key things to know as Broadway’s biggest night approaches, including how to watch, the top nominees, who is poised to make history and what shows secured performance slots.
When are the Tony Awards?
The Tonys will be broadcast to both coasts Sunday from 8-11 p.m. Eastern, live from Radio City Music Hall.
How can I watch them?
On CBS and streaming for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers in the U.S.
Trolls come indoors as Danish recycling artist stages rst museum exhibit
5 million people visit his works annually.
By James Brooks The Associated Press
ISHØJ, Denmark — For more than a decade, Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo has scattered wooden troll sculptures around the world. He has created almost 200 in 19 countries.
Now the poet and former hip-hop artist is bringing a collection of fairy tale-inspired creations in from the cold for his rst museum exhibit.
“The Garbage Man,” at the Arken Museum of Contemporary Art on the outskirts of Copenhagen, tells the story of a group of mischievous trolls who secretly move into the museum, take it over and redesign it.
“They build and leave a giant human made of trash … as a lesson for the humans to behave better and don’t put their trash where everybody else lives,” Dambo said at his studio near the Danish capital.
The 46-year-old artist started spreading his trolls back in 2014, when he built two sculptures for a Danish music festival.
Two years later, he hid six giant trolls in wooded areas
biggest night
What performances will there be?
The seven best new musical and best musical revivals — “The Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Titanique,” “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” “Ragtime” and “The Rocky Horror Show.”
What are the top nominees?
There are two top nominees: “The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!” each earned a leading 12 Tony Award nominations. “The Lost Boys” is an adaptation of a 1987 teen movie vampire thriller, and “Schmigadoon!” is an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks Broadway musicals. They’re followed by a revival of “Ragtime,” a big, soaring musical celebrating early 20th-century America, with 11 nominations, and “Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller’s masterpiece that looks at the unraveling of the American Dream, starring Nathan Lane, which nabbed nine nods.
Who is vying for best new play and musical?
For new musicals, it’s “The Lost Boys,” “Schmigadoon!,” “Titaníque” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” For new plays, it’s “The Balusters,” “Giant,” “Liberation” and “Little Bear Ridge Road.” Can history be made?
History has already been made, in a way. June Squibb became the oldest Tony-nominated actor in history at 96 and could become the oldest Tony winner, surpassing Lois Smith, who was 90 when she won in 2021.
Lane is hoping for his fourth Tony, which would make him tied as the most-awarded male performer in Tony history, alongside Boyd Gaines and Frank Langella. If he does win for best lead actor in a play for the revival of “Death of a Salesman,” he’d have Tonys in three separate acting categories, previously winning featured actor in a play for “Angels in America” and lead
“My trolls, they bring people to all these small, little corners of the world.”
around Copenhagen. The project went viral, drawing millions of viewers online.
“I was like, if I tell a story that combines them all, then when I’ve done this (for) 10 years, I will probably have made over 100 sculptures and … I have made the world into my stage,” he said. Twelve years on, Dambo has made almost 200. The artist and his team build about 25 new trolls annually. “Long Leif,” the tallest at 43 feet high, stands in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
Usually, Dambo’s work is as much treasure hunt as exhibit. His fairy-tale creations are tucked away in forests, mountains, jungles and grasslands around the world, discoverable using an online “Troll Map.”
There is “Little Lisa” hidden in a German forest, and “Happy Kim” lounging in a South Korean botanical garden.
Children clamber and adults gasp as they nd the trolls. Dambo estimates about
“The sculptures bring people out to experience things that they would otherwise have been too lazy or maybe not creative enough to go and visit,” he said. “My trolls, they bring people to all these small, little corners of the world.”
Each of Dambo’s trolls has a unique name and design. In the Arken exhibit, which opens Sunday and will be on show until Nov. 29, his new works are based on friends he had when growing up.
They have “personalities of a late teenage, young 20s type of group of boys that are causing havoc, and the type of gang that would break into a museum and ll it up with trash,” Dambo said.
Trolls often appear in Scandinavian folklore, but Dambo said he chose to work with the mythical creatures as a vehicle to convey messages on waste and recycling.
The recycling artist’s sculptures are made almost entirely from waste and discarded materials, such as wooden pallets, old furniture and whisky barrels.
Dambo hopes museum visitors will leave with an urge to buy less.
“This is not my recycling project; this is my stop buying stu project,” he said.
actor in a musical twice for “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” and “The Producers.” And for the first time since 2002, the contenders for best leading actress in a musical are all first-time nominees: Sara Chase (“Schmigadoon!”), Stephanie Hsu (“The Rocky Horror Show”), Caissie Levy (“Ragtime”), Marla Mindelle (“Titanique”) and Christiani Pitts (“Two Strangers (Car -
ry a Cake Across New York).” Broadway’s big season
The 2025-26 Broadway season set a new box o ce record for the second year in a row. Over the 52 weeks of the season, Broadway brought in a combined total of $1.9 billion. In more gloomy news, attendance was actually down — 14,577,322 versus 14,658,531 from last season.
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Christian Pitts and Sam Tutty perform during a production of “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” in 2025.
His creations were exhibited at Dix Park in Raleigh
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Danish recycling artist Thomas Dambo poses for a photograph in his new exhibit “The Garbage Man” at Arken Museum of Contemporary Art in Ishoj, Denmark, on May 14.
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Actor Elizabeth Hurley turns 61 on Wednesday.
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Singer Nancy Sinatra turns 86 on Monday.
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Actor Michael J. Fox turns 65 on Tuesday.
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U.S. runner Gwen Torrence turns 61 on Friday.
this week in history
Battle of Midway ends, Salem witch trials begin, escape from Alcatraz
The Associated Press
JUNE 7
1776: Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced a resolution to the Continental Congress declaring “that these united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States.”
1929: Vatican City formally became a sovereign state as Italy rati ed the Lateran Treaty.
1942: The Battle of Midway ended with a decisive U.S. naval victory over Japan.
1976: New York magazine published an article by journalist Nik Cohn entitled “The Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” that inspired the 1977 lm “Saturday Night Fever” and sparked a nationwide disco craze.
JUNE 8
1789: James Madison proposed a series of constitutional amendments to the U.S. House of Representatives that would become the Bill of Rights.
1949: George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” was rst published.
1968: U.S. authorities announced the arrest of James Earl Ray, the suspected assassin of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
JUNE 9
1732: James Oglethorpe received a charter from King George II to establish the colony of Georgia.
1954: During the Army-McCarthy hearings, Army attorney Joseph N. Welch rebuked Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, asking, “Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”
1973: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, capturing the Triple Crown and setting a still-standing record of 2:24 for the 1½-mile race.
JUNE 10
1692: Bridget Bishop became the rst person executed during the Salem witch trials when she was hanged in Massachusetts.
1854: The U.S. Naval Acad-
emy held its rst graduation ceremony.
1940: Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declared war on France and Great Britain, bringing Italy into World War II.
2023: Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Harvard-educated mathematician dubbed the “Unabomber” by the FBI, died in a federal prison in North Carolina at age 81. Before his capture, Kaczynski conducted a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others.
JUNE 11
1509: England’s King Henry VIII married his rst wife, Catherine of Aragon.
1962: Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin and John Anglin, prisoners at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in San Francisco Bay, staged an escape, leaving the island on a makeshift raft. They were never found or heard from again.
1963: The University of Alabama was desegregated as Vivian Malone and James Hood became the rst two black students allowed to enroll in classes; Alabama segregationist and Gov. George Wallace initially blocked the doorway to the auditorium where course registration was taking place, delivering a speech before deferring to Na-
tional Guard orders to move.
JUNE 12
1963: Civil rights leader Medgar Evers, 37, was shot and killed outside his home in Jackson, Mississippi.
1978: David Berkowitz was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for each of the six “Son of Sam” killings committed in New York City over the previous two years.
1987: President Ronald Reagan, during a visit to the divided German city of Berlin, exhorted Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”
JUNE 13
1966: The Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional rights to remain silent and to consult an attorney.
1967: President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor General Thurgood Marshall to become the rst non-white justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
1971: The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.
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Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, died in a North Carolina federal prison on June 10, 2023.
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The Salem witch trials began in Massachusetts in June 1692.
